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FLOAT VALVE EUR ,TANKS No. 449,242. Patened Maux 31, 189]..

UNITED drames i @einem JOHN C.` EEKMA MYD HERMAN G. -llfllilNlSl-i, 0F NEW YORK, lt. l".

FLOATeVALV-E if@ mi'fiiN SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pate i' ir' Application filed linguist 2l, 1.890. Serial i` To ad whom it may concern: r

Be it known that we, JOI-IN C. BEEKMAN and HERMAN G. HUBENER, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city and county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Floatable Ball-Vaes for Flushiugr-'lanks7 dsc.; and we do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Our invention relates to valves or Stoppers for the outlets of service-tanks, stationary wash-bowls, and other plumbing fixtures; and it consists of the use of a iioatable ball valve or stopper when the outlet of the .lixtnre is below the body of the Water.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a pal-tof this specification, a sectional view ofthe tank supplied with one Valve represented, in whichi A is the tank.

B is the ball fioat-valve5 C C', the carrying rod; D, the dischargepipe;A the valve-seat; a, theoutlet, and E the guidebar.

B is a water-tight metal sphere of sulicent buoyancy to lioat to thc top of the water when released from its seat.

It is not essential that the valve be spherical or made of metal. Any other form ol hollow iinat may be adopted and -any other suitable material employed in its manufacture.-

The bar E serves to'perforin a double function, notionly being a guide for thecarryingrod CC', but also actingas'a stop to regulate the extent to whichI the float-Valve can be raised by means of the handle G, which is preferably constructed so as to he applied at will to either end of the rod C C or other 0perating device, as a chain, lever, doc. Upon adjustment of the bar E and float i3 the ae tion of ball and float valve may be regulated either, rst, so that it will have but a smallrise or fall, whereby when the raised handle is released the suction of the escaping-Water will immediately cause the valve to close again, or, second, so that the float B may be raised from its seat a sufficient distance for it to float 'upon the water, thereby securing an .entire discharge, whereupon, when the contents of the tank have been suflciently withdrawn, the float-Valve will drop by its own Weight back to its seat. For

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exainpie, in the present instance the preferably tapering rod C can more but ashort die tance before becoming engaged with the guide bar and stop if), and the float-valve can ed, or whether a certain fixed automatic n nzscharge of water is \\'anted,a large or email insh thus being had uponraising or releasin`p` the handle, as may be required by the cir( 4stances of the case.

it obtiens that any other torni of lbrace or br.; et adapted io serre as a guide and stop i i be substituted for the rod E.

its mede of operation is as follows: When the tank is empty, the ball is lowered into its seat. it retains its position while the Water rises around itand after the tank has become full h5" the procure of the )vater upon it.

When if; .l te discharge the water le valve is lifted by means by thc in anigiulation of Vrh ich 'c discharge may be had, as incr hescinhefore set forth.

f itial features of our inven 3- the 'fact that the ball-valve and rod secured rigidly theretoare reversible, and. the action of the ball may thereby be regule ed either, first, (when its firstvpositionf) o that it cannot ri` we th notion of the @crying water, whim will aw the valve to its seat upon the handle beingl released, a partial. discharge of the tank being tht ecureth or, second, (when in its second por. tiem) so that the ball will rise a sufiicient distance to iioat upon the Water, falling ofits own we its sert upon the escape of the wat iii discharee being thus had upon raising; releasing; the float-valve handle. Having;` now described our invention, what the water flow as long.;` as the handle l mm@ bm' exending from Sie 'to Side, the* vevesb@ oaftfvalve consisting o. zu, fiom'n ba 'fixed ,ma atem, the ends of said'stem exmng @ne up rough thecrosS-ba-xand the www? dwnfinip the outlet, both ends of. the

{sten} being shouldered and one shouldr I o being nearer the ball than the other, all flthe purpose stated and substantially as e-f scribed.

JOHN C. BEEKMAN.

HER-MAN G. HUBENER. X/Vitnesses:

v LLLm BEEKMN,

J. ALEXANDER KOONES. 

